West Hempstead Echo

We'll talk about the local water department celebrating its 100th anniversary while asking residents to conserve water, the resignation of the Cornwell Avenue School...

A mixed bag of stories today as we wrap up the holiday week. Memorial Day was a bit of a washout as the parade...

  Flags are up along Hempstead Avenue as we get closer to Memorial Day and our annual parade on Monday, May 25th at 10am. Also this...

This Week In West Hempstead - The School Budget Vote: It’s time again for our annual sit-down with the school district as we take...

This Week In West Hempstead - May 8th, 2026 The West Hempstead School Board and Library presented their proposed 2026-27 budgets ahead of the May...

This Week In West Hempstead – April 29, 2026 Missing Teen Alert Police are searching for 15-year-old Amerie Guerrier, last seen Tuesday night in West Hempstead....

This Week in West Hempstead – April 22 Crime Update – Arrests were made following a robbery at La Candela Restaurant. Correction from last week's podcast...

This Week In West Hempstead – Week of April 15th School budget is out—what’s driving the increases? Plus ongoing controversy involving a West Hempstead special...

This Week In West Hempstead: Week of March 25th What’s going on with CVS? The Hempstead Avenue location suddenly "closed until further notice"? Big change in...

This Week in West Hempstead – Week of March 18th We begin with the tragic fatal crash on the Southern State Parkway that claimed the...

This Week in West Hempstead – Week of March 12th We’re starting off today with potholes — because after the winter storms, much of West...

West Hempstead Echo Interview: Diamond Charter School The West Hempstead Echo recently sat down with the leadership team from the Diamond Charter School to discuss...

THIS WEEK IN WEST HEMPSTEAD: Week of February 25, 2026 Snow Wrap-Up Across West Hempstead What a week! Between plowing, shoveling, outages, and neighbors helping neighbors...

This Week In West Hempstead: Storm Coverage 2/23/26 Norm, Dan and David bring you the latest sights and sounds from the major snowstorm battering West...

WEATHER ALERT UPDATE!! 2/22/26 8AM We are several hours away from the big snow show. There are recent reports of two power outages affecting the...

This Week In West Hempstead – February 18, 2026 | West Hempstead Echo Charter School Debate Continues Superintendent Dan Rehman says Diamond Charter School is advertising...

This Week In West Hempstead: Week of Feb 11, 2026 Cold snap finally easing — Temps are climbing back into the 40s after a brutal...

This Week in West Hempstead – Feb 4, 2026 Brutal cold continues to grip West Hempstead—frozen pipes, skaters on Halls Pond, buses struggling on narrow...

This Week In West Hempstead: Week of January 29th Snow & Weather: The deep freeze is here. Sidewalks and roads remain icy, Halls Pond is completely...

This Week In West Hempstead:  Week of January 14th EDUCATION — CHARTER SCHOOL HEARINGS Charter schools remain a hot-button issue, and two important public hearings are...

THIS WEEK IN WEST HEMPSTEAD — JANUARY 7 A difficult start to the week with two serious pedestrian accidents, including a fatal hit-and-run in Uniondale...

THIS WEEK IN WEST HEMPSTEAD — DECEMBER 24  Today’s episode covers a lot happening around town: the Santa Fire Department Run through West Hempstead (thank...

THIS WEEK IN WEST HEMPSTEAD — DECEMBER 17 West Hempstead saw its first snow of the season early Sunday morning, with about 4 inches of...

THIS WEEK IN WEST HEMPSTEAD — Week of Dec 10 Echo Park Pool Closure The Echo Park Pool Complex will be closed Jan 2–Feb 2 for...